So I got my RAM today, and after installing it, Windows 7 doesn't seem to wanna boot. I am typing this from Ubuntu, which I've booted from the disk.

My BIOS shows that there is 3021MBs of physical ram available, which seems to suggest to me that my memory has been installed properly. However, the problem is when I boot Windows 7, it just restarts. And the System Repair check seems to crash, when checking the harddrive.

Now I am sure that the harddrive is connected properly, as it shows it on the boot screen, and otherwise it wouldn't find my OS.

Any suggestions? I have the Windows 7 disk in front of me if I need it.

I don't seem to know if this is a Windows 7 issue, being incompatible with my new RAM, or if this is a hardware issue.

I have 2 Springboard (I think it is called that) 512mb RAM sticks, and 2 Crucial Technologies 1GB RAM sticks.

I followed the instructions properly, which asked me to install from largest to smallest, which I have done.

EDIT: System Monitor in Ubuntu, shows that there is 3GB of RAM, just that Windows 7 doesn't seem to like it.

Nevermind. I have fixed the problem. The Crucial installation guide told me to put the memory with the highest density, in first... which I thought, meant take out the two existing 512s, and move them to the last two.

After getting numerous blue screens, and attempting to reinstall Windows (thankfully I had a System Image backup ) that failed, I decided to rearrange the memory, so it is 512mb; 1gb; 1gb; 512mb.

Because it only originally seemed to have problems booting Windows, because I got the BSoD repeatadly, but all is fixed now

EDIT: I read the other post, and I now understand. I couldn't find out what order my mem should've been installed in on my computer guide... but the Crucial installation guide said highest density to lowest... how misleading

Although I suppose that now explains why I have two memory bays that are coloured green and two orange.

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